Category: Brantford

  • Draplin-Inspired Collage Posters

    Spring 2019, Fall 2022

    Draplin-Inspired Collage Posters

    Two collections of vector graphics and iconography in a satisfying grid format

    School Project
    Personal Project
    Adobe Illustrator

    Part I: BCI Poster

    Created in my senior year of high school, this project for my Information/Consumer Design class involved selecting a famous graphic designer and recreating something in their style. I chose Aaron Draplin and reimagined his commemorative city and state tour posters as a tribute to my high school.

    This poster features over 130 custom emblems and icons highlighting my time at the school as well as its proud history, culture and other iconic elements. The school’s colours, blue and gold, are used to tie disparate elements together and create a sense of unity throughout the controlled chaos of the dense design.

    ⏶ The school’s past logos, designed in 1910 and 1964 respectively, are among the designs referenced in this poster. These were archived in a 2011 photography book titled “The BCI Forever,” by Paul Smith which is also in this collage. Zoom in and see what else you can find in the mix!

    This project taught me patience and planning when building smaller parts of a larger whole, how to use masters of design as reference to create something personal and new, as well as how important incorporating love, care, and several distinct sources is to creating something expansive, modern, and nostalgic.

    Through simplifying concepts into something instantly recognizable to its core audience, I expanded my abilities and perceptions as a designer.

    Part II: Inktober 2022 Poster

    In a similar vein, this design imitates the layout of the previous poster as a contribution to Inktober 2022, an artist’s challenge consisting of a prompt-a-day for the entire month of October. This three-colour poster showcases all 31 prompts in a grid format, with the text version of the prompts listed in order at the bottom.

    This time, this poster style was used to add an additional challenge to Inktober, working within specific shapes and limiting colour choices to add complexity and create an overall sense of stylistic cohesion, also mimicking the black ink traditionally used for the challenge.

    As this was my fourth time participating in Inktober, the goal was to elevate the project beyond previous years and create a new way to improve my skills as a designer. See if you can match all 31 prompts to their artwork!

    ⏶ Some sketches showing rough work, and the planning process required to cleanly build out the enclosing shapes
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  • Season of Drinks Poster Set

    Fall 2020

    “Season of Drinks” Poster Set

    Quartet of dynamic, colourful vector illustrations based on seasonal beverages.

    Personal Project
    Adobe Illustrator
    Adobe Photoshop

    This illustrative set uses classic drinks to represent the four seasons—hot chocolate for autumn, egg nog for winter, lemonade for spring and a fruity cocktail for summer. This acted as practice drawing fluid movement, designing for a series of illustrations, and working with colour to evoke recognizable imagery.

    These posters became part of an October 2020 charity fundraiser in support of the Red Cross combating COVID-19 and the Brantford Food Bank, helping me raise over $200 for both causes.

    I also created a collection of mock- ups in Adobe Photoshop to promote these prints during the fundraiser, showcasing the designs in a real-world context.

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  • About

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    A Bit About Me

    I’m Cameron Mady (pronounced “May-dee”), a graphic designer and brand strategist based in Brantford, ON. I deliver high-quality, professionally curated and intuitive design solutions that are catered to your brand, your business, and your story.

    I graduated from Toronto Metropolitan University in 2023 with a Bachelor’s in Graphic Communications Management. An award winning designer in my university career, I’ve since worked with brands like TD Canada Trust, Bank of Montreal, CIBC, Sobey’s & Chuck’s Roadhouse.

    I’m also a proud supporter of local businesses and a problem solver at my core, with a creative soul that drives me to think differently. I always strive to create dynamic and relevant pieces that can expand with your brand.

    Let’s make something wonderful together!

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